BBD 09.03.21 Mistaken Identity (Classic)

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Classic from 2003

The Burning Bush Devotional

03 September 2021

Mistaken Identity

Now
behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus,
which was seven miles from Jerusalem. And they talked together of all these
things which had happened. So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that
Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were restrained, so
that they did not know Him. And He said to them, "What kind of
conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are
sad?" Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him,
"Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things
which happened there in these days?" - Luke 24:13-18.

Have
you ever said "hello" to someone thinking they were a certain person, but they were not?
It creates one of those embarrassing moments! Some people are so kind that they
never say a word and only later you suddenly remember that they were not the
person you thought they were. However, mistaken identity can be a quite serious
matter. Nona Cason found out exactly how serious when she was mistaken for a
fugitive from France (Nadine Tretiakoff) who had kidnapped her children from
their father. Not only was Nona misidentified but the children were also
misidentified as being the children of Pierre Fourcade. Pierre stood only three
feet from Nona in court and swore that she was Nadine Tretiakoff.

Even
though Nona had birth certificates, passports, and other records to prove she
and her children were not fugitives she was still held in jail for six nights.
The children were placed in state custody during the ordeal. She was finally
released, along with her children, after DNA tests revealed that the children
were not related to Fourcade. Cason said as to the reason for the
misidentification, "Apparently,
I look like this other woman."

On the
road to Emmaus two disciples of Jesus make a misidentification. They assume the
man that has joined them in their travel is a stranger from another area. The
disciples almost miss out completely on this resurrection appearance of Jesus.
But finally, when, "He sat at the table
with them…took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their
eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight (Luke
24:30-31)." It was then that they remembered, "Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the
road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us (Luke 24:32)?"

If
Jesus were to knock on your door - would you recognize Him? While you are in
church assembled with other believers would you recognize His Voice if He were
to speak to your heart? The disciples on the road to Emmaus were not expecting
Jesus to join them in their travel. But He did. How many times do we spend time
in prayer alone and with others not really expecting to hear God speak? How
many times do we sit singing in church and never really expect God to speak?
How many times do we daydream through sermons not expecting God to have
anything to say to us? How many times do we sit through invitations hoping all
those other people will respond because we think, "God wasn’t speaking to me?"

Could
it be that we have misidentified that still, small voice as being our
conscience, or a bad memory, or just heartburn when really Jesus has decided to
travel with us for a while along our way? What blessings have we missed out on
because we have assumed that God would never speak to us? The next time that
voice in your heart speaks remember it could very well be the Voice of God.

Copyright © 1998 - 2021. Ed
Wrather. The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On
June 8, 1998, the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.
Ed Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of
those first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent
to prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush website:

www.theburningbush.net

The Burning Bush websites are
celebrating 23 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to subscribers
across the world. At one time there were 18,000 subscribers in more than 70
countries to the devotional but that has now shrunk to around 9,000.

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top right-hand corner of all of the pages.

Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the Devotionals at
the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of the home page.
Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Please pray for comfort and
peace for those who have lost loved ones in Afghanistan and healing for the
wounded. Please pray for the Americans and others left behind in Afghanistan. May
they all look to the Lord for help….

Please pray for the people
of Afghanistan and the people of Haiti. Pray that America would turn back to
God. Please pray for protection of our troops especially in Afghanistan and
help for Americans and those who are fearing for their lives there in that
place. May God help them all!!

Please pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Caleb Freeman; Pat S.; Buck & Barbara
Wright; GWEN PRUET; James Perkins and his wife; Vonnie; Evi Porter; Kinsey W; Addison;
JoJo, Bailey and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hilary; Cody Stahlman; Patsy M.; Todd
Higgins; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad; John W.; Patricia Rohman and Lisa Butler who
has had a stroke; Scott J.; Karla W.; Clayton T. and Sarah; Clark S.; Lana
Bass; Matthew Collins; Marjean C.; Bradley E.; Fern McVey; Nannie R.; and Shonda
Hutson.

Please pray for the coronavirus
COVID19 pandemic to come to an end. Pray for treatments and a cure for the virus
to be rapidly found and deployed. Pray for all those afflicted to be healed and
for our leaders to have supernatural wisdom and ability to lead us through this
pandemic.

Please pray for an end to the
rioting, looting, wanton destruction, and the racial hatred in the USA and that
it will be replaced with peace and love. May God help the USA! Many prayer
needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page. You
can also post your prayer requests there (Of
course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me. 03.18.18 I accepted the call to be the pastor of Fairview
Baptist Church in Elk City, Oklahoma. Please pray for me and for this church.).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com

If you enjoy the devotional please
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Classic from 2003

The Burning Bush Devotional

03 September 2021

Mistaken Identity

Now
behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus,
which was seven miles from Jerusalem. And they talked together of all these
things which had happened. So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that
Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were restrained, so
that they did not know Him. And He said to them, "What kind of
conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are
sad?" Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him,
"Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things
which happened there in these days?" - Luke 24:13-18.

Have
you ever said "hello" to someone thinking they were a certain person, but they were not?
It creates one of those embarrassing moments! Some people are so kind that they
never say a word and only later you suddenly remember that they were not the
person you thought they were. However, mistaken identity can be a quite serious
matter. Nona Cason found out exactly how serious when she was mistaken for a
fugitive from France (Nadine Tretiakoff) who had kidnapped her children from
their father. Not only was Nona misidentified but the children were also
misidentified as being the children of Pierre Fourcade. Pierre stood only three
feet from Nona in court and swore that she was Nadine Tretiakoff.

Even
though Nona had birth certificates, passports, and other records to prove she
and her children were not fugitives she was still held in jail for six nights.
The children were placed in state custody during the ordeal. She was finally
released, along with her children, after DNA tests revealed that the children
were not related to Fourcade. Cason said as to the reason for the
misidentification, "Apparently,
I look like this other woman."

On the
road to Emmaus two disciples of Jesus make a misidentification. They assume the
man that has joined them in their travel is a stranger from another area. The
disciples almost miss out completely on this resurrection appearance of Jesus.
But finally, when, "He sat at the table
with them…took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their
eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight (Luke
24:30-31)." It was then that they remembered, "Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the
road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us (Luke 24:32)?"

If
Jesus were to knock on your door - would you recognize Him? While you are in
church assembled with other believers would you recognize His Voice if He were
to speak to your heart? The disciples on the road to Emmaus were not expecting
Jesus to join them in their travel. But He did. How many times do we spend time
in prayer alone and with others not really expecting to hear God speak? How
many times do we sit singing in church and never really expect God to speak?
How many times do we daydream through sermons not expecting God to have
anything to say to us? How many times do we sit through invitations hoping all
those other people will respond because we think, "God wasn’t speaking to me?"

Could
it be that we have misidentified that still, small voice as being our
conscience, or a bad memory, or just heartburn when really Jesus has decided to
travel with us for a while along our way? What blessings have we missed out on
because we have assumed that God would never speak to us? The next time that
voice in your heart speaks remember it could very well be the Voice of God.

Copyright © 1998 - 2021. Ed
Wrather. The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On
June 8, 1998, the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.
Ed Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of
those first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent
to prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush website:

http://www.theburningbush.net

The Burning Bush websites are
celebrating 23 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to subscribers
across the world. At one time there were 18,000 subscribers in more than 70
countries to the devotional but that has now shrunk to around 9,000.

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at http://www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top right-hand corner of all of the pages.

Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the Devotionals at
the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of the home page.
Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Please pray for comfort and
peace for those who have lost loved ones in Afghanistan and healing for the
wounded. Please pray for the Americans and others left behind in Afghanistan. May
they all look to the Lord for help….

Please pray for the people
of Afghanistan and the people of Haiti. Pray that America would turn back to
God. Please pray for protection of our troops especially in Afghanistan and
help for Americans and those who are fearing for their lives there in that
place. May God help them all!!

Please pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Caleb Freeman; Pat S.; Buck & Barbara
Wright; GWEN PRUET; James Perkins and his wife; Vonnie; Evi Porter; Kinsey W; Addison;
JoJo, Bailey and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hilary; Cody Stahlman; Patsy M.; Todd
Higgins; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad; John W.; Patricia Rohman and Lisa Butler who
has had a stroke; Scott J.; Karla W.; Clayton T. and Sarah; Clark S.; Lana
Bass; Matthew Collins; Marjean C.; Bradley E.; Fern McVey; Nannie R.; and Shonda
Hutson.

Please pray for the coronavirus
COVID19 pandemic to come to an end. Pray for treatments and a cure for the virus
to be rapidly found and deployed. Pray for all those afflicted to be healed and
for our leaders to have supernatural wisdom and ability to lead us through this
pandemic.

Please pray for an end to the
rioting, looting, wanton destruction, and the racial hatred in the USA and that
it will be replaced with peace and love. May God help the USA! Many prayer
needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page. You
can also post your prayer requests there (Of
course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me. 03.18.18 I accepted the call to be the pastor of Fairview
Baptist Church in Elk City, Oklahoma. Please pray for me and for this church.).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com

If you enjoy the devotional please
recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

There is a complete devotional
archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/DevotionalArchive.html.

Devotion vs Devotional: We do our
devotions, we read devotionals.

You can unsubscribe to the burningbushdevo devotional group by
sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org and then respond
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